Who or What is Responsible for the Death of Keane Mulready-Woods?

           Youth Crime is a growing issue in Ireland for the past 20 years. The rise of children participating in organized crime is partially due to the growing demand for drugs. The youth population in Ireland is tempted for the quick reward they receive for completing requests. These requests range from selling drugs to assault. They get wrapped up in having large sums of cash, a new status, and nice clothes. Sadly Keane Mulready-Woods was one of these children that fell victim and ultimately died from gang-related organized crime. 

At first glance, the murder of Kean Mulready-Woods seems like just a murder case. Looking more in-depth, you will find there is more beneath the surface. Gangs, drugs, children getting involved in organized crime, feuds, and revenge play a huge part in the town of Drogheda. Keane was 17 years old and attended St. Olivers Community College. Recently, he became involved in Irish organized crime. Before, Keane’s death he received threats on his life over social media and was warned several times by the garda. Monday afternoon, his sister posted on Facebook asking for information regarding her brother. Hours later, Keane’s body parts were found spread across Dublin. In one bag, his limbs were found on the pavement in Darndale. The second bag contained his head, hands, and feet in North Dublin. The garda believes that whoever was responsible wanted to send a message to other gangs in the area. 

In further investigation, the garda believes that part of Keane’s death is due to the Drogheda feud. This feud has been going on since July of 2018. Garda estimates there have been over 70 incidents. Keane apparently joined the gang when the rivalry began to get more heated. There were several suspected incidences that Keane participated in such as, throwing a petrol bomb inside the home of a rival drug gang and beating up rivals. 

In conclusion, there is no one way to completely fixed the young getting involved in crime, but there may be small ways to prevent it. Some ways to possibly reduce youth crime are by offering work and reorganizing schools. Offering work may be a possible way for the young population to make money and remain out of jail. In addition, reorganizing schools may help children that are tempted by crime to stay in school. For example, some may not care about school due to bullying, poor teaching, and low motivation. Changing those aspects may allow children to find a school as an opportunity to create a positive future for themselves. If these changes were made sooner, Keane may still be alive.

Woods, A. 2020. Irish Teen Keane Mulready-Woods' killers may have filmed brutal murder. New York Post.

References

Gallagher, C. (2020, Jan 16). Who was murdered teenage Keane mulready-woods? Irish Times. Available at: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/who-was-murdered-teenager-keane-mulready-woods-1.4142124 (Accessed: 28 March 2020)

Lally, C. (2020, Jan 17). Murdered and mutilated: Keane Mulready-Woods and the teenagers of gangland. Irish Times. Available at: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/murdered-and-mutilated-keane-mulready-woods-and-the-teenagers-of-gangland-1.4141968 (Accessed: 28 March 2020)
Woods, A. 2020. Irish Teen Keane Mulready-Woods' killers may have filmed brutal murder. New York Post. Available at: https://nypost.com/2020/01/16/irish-teen-keane-mulready-woods-killers-may-have-filmed-brutal-murder/ (Accessed: 28/03/2020)